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Ministry of Health of Brazil General Coordination on Environmental Health Surveillance

Ministry of Health of Brazil General Coordination on Environmental Health Surveillance. Global Thematic Workshop on Strengthening Capacities to Implement the GHS. Session 2 Panel: Regional Experiences with GHS Implementation Mercosul. André Fenner November - 2005. Outline.

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Ministry of Health of Brazil General Coordination on Environmental Health Surveillance

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  1. Ministry of Health of Brazil General Coordination on Environmental Health Surveillance Global Thematic Workshop on Strengthening Capacities to Implement the GHS Session 2 Panel: Regional Experiences with GHS Implementation Mercosul André Fenner November - 2005

  2. Outline 1- Participation in the SCEGHS 2- Activites in the region 3- Regional Profile 4- Results from the Regional Workshop 5- Mercosul 6- Gaps

  3. Participation in SCEGHS • Brazil • Vice-Chair of SCEGHS (2001-2005) • Ministry of Labour and Employement; • Ministry of Health; • Ministry of Development, Industry and Trade; • Road Transport National Agency • Argentina • Argentinian Naval City Hall • NGO • Industrial Federation Paints and Coats of Mercosur (IFPCM)

  4. Activites in the Region • Argentina • held several GHS related workshops by the Chemistry Information Center for Emergencies (including Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Peru) • Brazil • many activites between 2001-2005 • Colombia • seminar on GHS with stakeholders on June 2005 • Uruguay • seminar on GHS with stakeholders

  5. Activites in the Region • Guyana • ILO sponsor mission of a GHS expert from Finland in November 2002 to assist the Guyana Government to develop regulations for the safe use of chemicals at work. • (3 drafts proposals for regulations) • South American Sub-regional Workshop on Chemical Hazard Communication and GHS Implementation • São Paulo – Brazil, 29 November – 2 December 2004 (UNITAR/GTZ/BRAZIL/USA)

  6. Activites in the Region • Side-event at Stockholm Convention COP-1 • Punta del Este - Uruguay, 3 May 2005 • Second Meeting of Health and Environment Ministries of America – HEMA - 17 June 2005 • Mar del Plata – Argentina • HEMA Declaration: 3 priorities • 1 – water • 2 – Chemicals • 3 – Environmental Health Children • Agenda : GHS implementation

  7. Regional Profile • Argentina • 70% of South America Chemical production is concentrated on Argentina, Mexico and Brazil • 2004 – Emergency Response Guide • situation analysis – emergency response systems and GHS • indentification of suitable regulatory and administrative mechanisms to implement GHS • Bolivia • GHS not implemented • Legal framework and supporting regulation • Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions

  8. Regional Profile • Bolivia • National Profile and National Implementation Plan for POPs • develop strategies for managing Chemicals • work with the private sector and NGOs to draft materials on packaging and labellling • involve Ministry of Health to GHS Implementation • process of certifying laboratories • Chile • Established a sub-committee (health, labour, agriculture, transport, environment, economics, civil society and trade unions)

  9. Regional Profile • Chile • reviewing the existing system for chemicals labelling and indentifying the gaps • lack of consistency systems for pesticides and transport sector • GHS implementation was supported by indutry sector • Ecuador • 1998 – established a National Programme for the Management of Hazardous Chemicals • lacked an integrated legal regime and technical infrastructures for the management of chemicals

  10. Regional Profile • Ecuador • Ministry of Health – registration of pesticides and pharmaceuticals and awareness raising on risks related to pesticides • Colombia • Existing technical standards applying to classification of hazardous goods, the labelling of pesticides for agricultural use, the use of data safety sheets, and emergency procedure for transporting hazardous goods • Based in UN standards

  11. Regional Profile • Colombia • Pesticides labelling were based on Croplife’s standards • GHS implementation required the participation of many different actors • Paraguay • National Commission for Chemical Safety not implemented • Uruguay • GHS not implemented due to the lack of a legal framework for classifying and labelling chemicals

  12. Regional Profile • Uruguay • GHS not implemented due to the lack of a legal framework for classifying and labelling chemicals • Promote dissemination of the GHS, including awareness raising activities at the University of Uruguay • Venezuela • Legal framework – national standards for the classification and labelling, transport and handling of pesticides • Inter-ministerial Commission for Chemical Safety

  13. Results from the Regional Workshop • Reaffirmation of the commitment to the WSSD target of GHS implementation by 2008; • Agreement on the benefits of appropriate GHS implementation to facilitate trade and improve the protection of human health and the environment • Agreement that national development mechanisms for multisectoral approaches, with relevant civil society organizations, is essential for GHS implementation

  14. Results from the Regional Workshop • Agreement that the main obstacles to implementation include: lack of awareness; lack of knowledge and information about the GHS; non-existing or fragmented/conflicting national regulation/lesgislation; differing regional structures; lack of resources; and lack of training • Agreement to undertake activities (and improve upon existing activities) to overcome these obstacles at the national and regional levels • Identify a multi-sectoral GHS focal points

  15. Mercosul • SGT-11 and RMS (Working Group and Ministries Meeting – Health) • 2 Commissions (Environemental Health and Risks Management) • SGT-10 (Working Group – Labour) • SGT-6 (Working Group – Environment) • Created Ad Hoc Group on Chemicals • Proposed a training periode for Mercosul Countries (UNEP support)

  16. Gaps • No pilot country in the region • Venezuela – candidate to be a “pilot-country” • Consolidation the existing of regional legislation • Lack of human and financial resources • Donors reluctance – restrictive financial situations and decrease in funds available from donors

  17. Gaps • Lack of capacity building and training programmes • Lack of coordination between sectors • Lack of communication • Lack of technical know-how and critical evalution • Education and Awareness raising programmes • Lack of expertise in GHS implementation

  18. Thanks for your attention! andre.fenner@saude.gov.br andrefenner@hotmail.com Phone: 00 55 61 21 07 44 71

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